Copycat Dixon's Chili & Tamale Spread
"President Truman liked this dish Serve with saltines and ketchup is involved, its the midwest,ketchup is always involved .if you want it just squirt it on ,im not .you might need a coupla cans of tamales but im just putting 1 here. Im not sure about all the draining and boiling a more straight forward shot for me personally but do what you want"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (342.4 g)
- Calories 628
- Total Fat - 26.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.8 g
- Cholesterol - 119.2 mg
- Sodium - 688.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 46.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 10.6 g
- Sugars - 2.9 g
- Protein - 50.4 g
- Calcium - 172.5 mg
- Iron - 7.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.7 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large stovetop pan
Step 2
Boil ground chuck in 2 cups water until fully cooked and browned
Step 3
Drain ground chuck then return to the pot.
Step 4
In a medium skillet
Step 5
Sauté1/2 cup diced onion in 2 tablespoons oil until translucent.
Step 6
Add minced garlic and sauté 30 more seconds.
Step 7
Add onion/garlic mixture to drained ground chuck.
Step 8
Add chili seasoning, ground cumin, oregano, salt, black pepper and water, bring to a boil then turn heat to medium-low until liquid is reduced by half.
Step 9
While chili is cooking
Step 10
Steam tamales until heated through.
Step 11
While chili is cooking
Step 12
Place beans in a small saucepan
Step 13
Add onion powder, salt & pepper, to taste
Step 14
And cook until heated through.
Step 15
To serve:
Step 16
Remove husk/paper from tamales and place tamales on a plate.
Step 17
Layer chili, beans, onions, ketchup, and cheese on top and serve
Tips
No special items needed.